When Saul finds himself surrounded by enemies and met with silence from God, he takes a desperate detour to the medium of Endor. This chapter in 1 Samuel is less about judgment and more about what it feels like to be cut off from direction. What do we do when there are no clear answers—and the silence is deafening?

Abigail doesn’t wield power, but she changes the course of a near-disaster with calm insight and a well-timed peace offering. In a pattern seen throughout ancient stories, a woman quietly steps in where pride and power are about to clash. This post reflects on how wisdom—often overlooked—can be the thing that saves the day.

Before David was king, he was a fugitive in a cave surrounded by society’s castoffs. 1 Samuel 22 paints a picture of leadership built not on power, but on shared hardship and loyalty. What does it mean when a kingdom begins with the discontented and the indebted?

When jealousy and danger were closing in, David and Jonathan formed a friendship that defied expectations. One was a rising hero; the other, the king’s son—but instead of rivalry, there was loyalty. This story explores what it means to choose connection even when the stakes are high.

Before David faced Goliath, he made a surprising choice—he turned down the king’s armor. It wasn’t a grand gesture, just a quiet decision to stick with what he knew. This moment raises questions about identity, pressure, and how we choose to face challenges in ways that actually fit.

Saul makes a bold and baffling move in 1 Samuel 14—he bans food until evening, nearly derailing a military victory and putting his own son at risk. This blog explores what happens when a leader’s oath goes too far, and how the people around him respond. It’s a story about pressure, power, and the unintended fallout of impulsive decisions.

What kind of peace treaty includes gouging out the right eye of every man? In 1 Samuel 11, Nahash the Ammonite makes a bizarre and brutal demand—and it turns out there’s strategic logic behind it. This story raises questions about power, leadership, and the strange ways history unfolds in the margins of ancient texts.

In 1 Samuel 4, the Israelites bring the Ark of the Covenant into battle expecting guaranteed victory—but things don’t go as planned. This story opens up questions about how symbols can lose meaning when used without understanding. What happens when sacred objects become shortcuts instead of signposts?

What happens when leadership fails not through scandal, but through silence? In 1 Samuel 1–3, the story of Eli and his sons unfolds quietly, revealing the consequences of passive authority. As Samuel begins to rise, we're left with questions about responsibility, action, and what it really means to lead.